Tag Archives: Grace
Healing is Making Whole
I have worked many years working in the health industry. And I have noticed a difference in the art and science of medicine between Western medicine and Oriental medicine. Western medicine has focused on the science part, on symptoms and … Continue reading
Why Be Good At All?
Three things I have to guard against and work hard to resist: the works of the flesh, the ways of the world and the wiles of the devil. The works of the flesh are lust, sloth, gluttony, greed, anger, envy … Continue reading
Faith That Moves
Faith is building a relationship with a Presence who has had a profound effect in my life, directing everything that happens to me. Many times I have wished that my faith would be able to move mountains or could calm … Continue reading
Prayer
I make an effort each day to always spend the first moments of the new day in prayer. I offer the Lord the new day and my whole future with all my dreams and aspirations and then set these aside. … Continue reading
We are still in the midst of winter: cold weather, sometimes rain, snow in the mountains, leafless and seemingly lifeless trees. It is a cold drab landscape compared to the flowers of spring and the warmth of summer or even … Continue reading
February 3, 2013
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Bukas Palad ~ Generosity
Bukas palad is such a felicitous Filipino expression of what generosity is all about. To be generous is to have open hands, willing and ready to give everything in one’s palms. To be truly generous is to give without limits … Continue reading
I’m Coming Home to My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters.
“Receive what you are and become what you have received.” I picked up these words from the homily of Fr. George last Sunday. What and who I am is a gift I constantly wonder at. I did nothing to deserve … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Presence, Spirituality
Tagged Blessings, Fidelity, Grace, Gratitude, Uniqueness
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I Believe
In a murder case, motive is essential to establish a crime has been committed. Without the motive, there is no crime. Leaders of all type employ incentives, rewards or cause to die for in order to move people and motivate … Continue reading
My Damascus Is Not One Of Blinding Light But Of Groping In Shadows
I always experience a certain thrill in being the first to announce some good news. Unfortunately, that is also true when it comes to bad news. But people have always loved passing on information, either in the form of news … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, The Good News
Tagged Choice, Grace, Trust
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Body And Soul
One can look at the human body mechanistically and realize what an amazing machine the human body is. It is the only machine that can repair itself. Or one can look at man as an embodied spirit and see what … Continue reading